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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wembley 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Dental Services - women and children.
Numbers referred to the Dental Clinic by Medical Officers.
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers referred for treatment | 769 | 176 | 395 |
| Numbers who received treatment | 618 | 152 | 332 |
| Numbers made aentaly fit | 591 | 146 | 326 |
| Numbers of treatments- | |||
| (a) Fillings (i) in temporaru teeth (ii) in permanemt teeth | - 292 | - 79 | 394 - |
| (b) Number of teeth extracted | 1,681 | 458 | 390 |
| (c) Number of teeth administration of general anaesthesia (nitrous oxide) | 4 93 | 127 | 142 |
| (d) Number of persons supplied with dentures | ons __82 | 38 | - |
| (e) Number of dentures supplied | 120 | 56 | - |
The above figures for 1942 may be divided as
follows:-
16.